Ron was born in The Hague, Holland on November 16, 1949, and when he was six months old his family moved to Indonesia. This is where he spent his first four years with his older sister and brother, while being cared for by his nanny as, from what he remembers, his parents were pretty busy away from the family working and socializing. Within a few years his younger sister was born, and after moving back to Holland another brother and sister came into the world.

Ron's interest in music, which runs in his mother's family, has led him to singing and playing guitar since his mid teens. Two of his uncles (his mother's brothers) played piano professionally for many years, and his mother played piano part time in a big band in Indonesia. Ron would hear many tunes from Bill Haley and his Comets, Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald and Dave Brubeck coming from his mother's record player at home. More of Ron's musical roots can be found while listening to the British blues of John Mayall, Eric Clapton, early Fleetwood Mac (before they moved to the U.S. and regrouped) and some of their classmates, and were further peppered by tunes of such folks as the Rolling Stones, David Bowie & Bryan Ferry.

In the early 1970s Ron toured around Holland with Sexy Lexy while singing and playing his guitar on original tunes, mostly written with his pal Ron Witte.

In the summer of 1976 Ron moved to England and picked up the pub crawling habit around London, together with his guitar and other musical friends, while playing blues and reggae.

Since coming to Canada in 1979 Ron has sung and played guitar with Dutch Touch, The Nater Brothers (with his brother Martin) and Rizing Tide. He was also the guitar player with Rhythm 'n Blue.

Currently he can be seen & heard with the Ron Nater Blues Band in the Toronto area, and occasionally a little further away from home.